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Contractor Cannot Claim Additional GST if Contract Rates Include GST: Kerala HC
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- Case Name
- Sreedhanya Construction Company Vs State of Kerala (High Court of Kerala)
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- All High Courts, Kerala High Court
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Sreedhanya Construction Company Vs State of Kerala (High Court of Kerala)
Kerala High Court held that when contract rates fixed are inclusive of GST and other taxes, contractor is not permitted to claim GST over and above the fixed rates. Accordingly, writ dismissed.
Facts- The Petitioner is a partnership firm engaged in undertaking contracts for construction of roads and bridges and is stated to be a registered ‘A class’ Contractor with the Kerala Public Works Department. It entered into agreements with the Kerala Road Fund Board for certain works. Issue involved in the present petition...
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